Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
24,913 
15,266 
103 
835 
1,416 
3,191 
4,454 
5,267 
$1,000 
600,433 
529,515 
2,494 
21,030 
57,535 
169,788 
163,860 
114,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
i vTUi 
3,215 
20 
140 
263 
524 
892 
1,376 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,355 
24 
190 
282 
617 
965 
1,277 
$5,000 to $24,999 
liSl Kssscll 
4,335 
27 
267 
411 
857 
1,214 
1,559 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
1,756 
14 
125 
157 
427 
529 
504 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
2,605 
18 
113 
303 
766 
854 
551 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,053 
6,169 
36 
430 
767 
1,410 
1,792 
1,734 
$1,000 
326,573 
290,680 
585 
11,912 
42,855 
84,768 
83,524 
67,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
4,020 
12 
287 
464 
828 
1,177 
1,252 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
1,195 
20 
67 
149 
331 
320 
308 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
490 
1 
41 
84 
125 
146 
93 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
240 
3 
22 
39 
59 
73 
44 
$250,000 or more 
248 
224 
13 
31 
67 
76 
37 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,980 
2,781 
18 
203 
395 
655 
758 
752 
$1,000 
79,605 
68,122 
289 
4,402 
8,791 
18,481 
24,120 
12,038 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,785 
4,292 
27 
315 
537 
967 
1,262 
1,184 
$1,000 
246,968 
222,559 
296 
7,510 
34,064 
66,287 
59,404 
54,999 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,389 
12,076 
66 
653 
1,273 
2,572 
3,603 
3,909 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
1,110,292 
10,785 
52,604 
190,729 
354,496 
329,553 
172,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
6,277 
28 
305 
526 
1,143 
1,872 
2,403 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
3,336 
24 
177 
375 
739 
983 
1,038 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
1,291 
5 
75 
188 
345 
393 
285 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
554 
5 
60 
93 
155 
150 
91 
$250,000 or more 
650 
618 
4 
36 
91 
190 
205 
92 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
49,756 
24,726 
146 
1,158 
2,135 
4,785 
7,134 
9,368 
$1,000 
397,260 
343,457 
1,254 
15,183 
39,901 
98,539 
109,280 
79,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
15,809 
83 
635 
1,213 
2,548 
4,424 
6,906 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
5,828 
51 
380 
579 
1,347 
1,669 
1,802 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
1,514 
9 
82 
166 
417 
509 
331 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
1,575 
3 
61 
177 
473 
532 
329 
Utilities 
farms 
33,863 
19,391 
105 
895 
1,686 
3,909 
5,656 
7,140 
$1,000 
159,587 
134,772 
940 
5,976 
17,315 
39,203 
41,958 
29,380 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
6,722 
30 
241 
483 
1,005 
1,800 
3,163 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
8,136 
49 
406 
697 
1,588 
2,407 
2,989 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
3,519 
19 
210 
382 
993 
1,109 
806 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
579 
5 
24 
69 
172 
198 
111 
$50,000 or more 
476 
435 
2 
14 
55 
151 
142 
71 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,041 
22,218 
133 
1,022 
1,914 
4,356 
6,456 
8,337 
$1,000 
482,696 
414,541 
1,561 
18,804 
46,909 
117,225 
136,467 
93,575 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
12,854 
72 
502 
970 
2,050 
3,585 
5,675 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
5,666 
48 
347 
521 
1,235 
1,661 
1,854 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
1,704 
6 
81 
179 
482 
558 
398 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
1,994 
7 
92 
244 
589 
652 
410 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
8,941 
42 
431 
801 
2,095 
2,765 
2,807 
$1,000 
744,744 
657,553 
2,946 
24,363 
80,826 
199,871 
221,012 
128,536 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
3,562 
14 
150 
259 
620 
1,043 
1,476 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
2,143 
19 
114 
201 
547 
643 
619 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
1,929 
7 
112 
183 
544 
635 
448 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
780 
1 
37 
93 
213 
260 
176 
$250,000 or more 
577 
527 
1 
18 
65 
171 
184 
88 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,906 
2,366 
11 
122 
253 
581 
675 
724 
$1,000 
71,648 
59,345 
(D) 
(D) 
6,531 
18,947 
20,775 
8,397 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
404 
1 
7 
34 
77 
110 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
730 
4 
25 
75 
157 
204 
265 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
835 
5 
66 
96 
212 
253 
203 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
209 
- 
14 
18 
69 
56 
52 
$50,000 or more 
223 
188 
1 
10 
30 
66 
52 
29 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,726 
6,648 
55 
364 
678 
1,406 
1,945 
2,200 
$1,000 
147,478 
127,402 
694 
5,700 
15,165 
39,521 
39,311 
27,012 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
1,628 
14 
58 
141 
282 
488 
645 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
2,352 
21 
137 
209 
437 
647 
901 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
1,797 
13 
112 
213 
443 
519 
497 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
409 
- 
31 
54 
100 
136 
88 
$50,000 or more 
493 
462 
7 
26 
61 
144 
155 
69 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,999 
9,481 
82 
644 
1,053 
2,222 
2,822 
2,658 
$1,000 
470,091 
426,563 
1,829 
27,228 
62,145 
128,793 
130,075 
76,491 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
3,526 
31 
228 
343 
627 
1,021 
1,276 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
1,231 
12 
95 
147 
268 
322 
387 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
1,642 
14 
124 
177 
408 
492 
427 
$25,000 or more 
3,439 
3,082 
25 
197 
386 
919 
987 
568 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
